Apologies, I’m sure this has been asked and answered before, but I did a search and couldn’t find it.

I’m just about to sign up with DreamHost (as they seem to offer, quite literally, everything I could possibly want - except Servlets!) and I’m trying to decide which package to go for.

It’s going to be an L1 package, and obviously the two-year L1 package makes the most sense, financially. However, I’m curious as to whether I can change to a monthly payment plan after the two years are up, or if my only option at that point is to purchase another two years of service (or cancel)?

Obviously if I switched to a monthly plan at that point I’d expect to pay the monthly fee (currently $9.95), but I’d hope I wouldn’t have to pay the setup fee. If I have to do that I might as well just sign up for a monthly package now and have the flexibility to leave with a month’s notice at any point.

You can switch payment periods at any time via the admin panel by going to Billing -> Manage Account, then clicking Edit for your account. You will not be charged the setup fee when switching to monthly payments as long as your account is older than 97 days. Below is a quote from the relevant section of the panel;

[color=#0000CC]NOTE: If you up/downgrade or change the rebill period:

there will be no downtime for anything.

feature changes happen immediately.

your plan’s billing start date changes to today.

any pre-payment left over is credited towards the new price.

there is no set up fee because this account is older than 97 days![/color]

not because I doubted you guys, but just because I wanted something in writing from them.

I dont blame you, it is always wise to get the info directly from those that make the rules!

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